Unlocking Your Phone
To unlock your phone:
1.
From the Locked display, press
(left softkey).
2.
Enter your lock code.
Locking the Keypad
Locking the keypad helps avoid accidental key presses without blocking
incoming calls or messages. This feature can only be activated when your
phone is in Standby mode.
To lock your keypad:
1.
From the Standby mode, press
to display the main menu.
2.
Highlight
Key Guard
and press
.
OR
1.
From the Standby mode, press and hold
.
Unlocking the Keypad
1.
Press and hold
.
Changing the Lock Code
To change your lock code:
1.
From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on
page 50), highlight
SecuritySetting
and press
.
2.
Highlight
Change Lock
and press
.
3.
Enter new code “1234” for example in the box under
New Code
.
4.
Reenter new lock code in the box under
Reenter Code
.
Unlock
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Accessing the Security Menu
You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu.
To access the Security menu:
1.
From the Standby mode, press
to display the main menu.
2.
Highlight
Settings
and press
.
3.
Highlight
Security
and press
.
4.
Enter your lock code.
Tip:
If you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of either
your Social Security number or PCS Phone Number or try 0000. If none of
these work, call PCS Customer Service Solutions at 1-888-211-4PCS (4727).
Locking Your Phone
When your phone is locked, your phone allows you to restrict incoming calls
and make calls to 911, PCS Customer Service Solutions or special numbers.
To lock your phone:
1.
From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on
page 50), highlight
Lock Phone
and press
.
2.
Highlight
Lock Now
or
On Power-up
and press
.
3.
Depending on your preference, highlight either
Full Lock
or
Except IncomCall
, and press
.
Full Lock:
All phone calls except for Emergency#,
(PCS
Customer Service Solutions) or Special #s cannot be made. And no
phone calls can be received except for Special #s.
Except IncomCall:
All phone calls except for Emergency#,
(PCS Customer Sevice Solutions) or Special #s cannot be made. But all
incoming calls can be received.
Tip:
If you want to cancel the “On Power-up” setting before turning the
phone off, select
Unlocked
at the step 2 above.
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